Bryley Gilbert and the Coupeville JV captured their first win Saturday at Orcas Island. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They shuffled the roster, and lit up the scoreboard.
Coupeville High School swing players Gwen Gustafson and Lyla Stuurmans made their first JV appearance Saturday, combining with Madison McMillan to form a formidable scoring machine.
Paced by the trio’s combined 26 points, the Wolves led from start to finish, polishing off host Orcas Island 41-23.
The win puts Coupeville’s young guns at 1-0 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 1-2 overall.
Saturday’s clash looked more like a nailbiter than a blowout after one quarter, with the Wolves clinging to just a 4-2 lead at the first break.
That changed, and quickly, as McMillan poured in eight points in the second frame, sparking CHS on a 17-9 run.
Also coming up big was Katie Marti, who banked in a three-ball en route to tallying five points during the game-busting streak.
Up 21-11 at the half, the Wolves stretched the lead out to 35-15 by the end of the third quarter, then coasted in for the victory.
McMillan paced Coupeville with 10 points, while Gustafson and Stuurmans recorded eight apiece.
Also getting in the book were Marti (5), Brooklyn Thayer (4), Desi Ramirez-Vasquez (2), Bryley Gilbert (2), and Kayla Arnold (2).
It was the first game for Thayer, and the fab frosh made an immediate impact on the boards as well.
Jada Heaton, Skylar Parker, Edie Bittner, Mia Farris, and Yodnum Nakakul all saw floor time for the Wolves, who have a bit of a break in their schedule.
Coupeville’s next foe, Concrete, doesn’t have a JV team, similar to what happened with Darrington Friday night.
That means the young Wolves are off the floor until next Friday, Dec. 17, when CHS travels to Mount Vernon Christian.
The JV also plays Dec. 18 — on the road at South Whidbey — then all Coupeville teams don’t play games again until Jan. 4.
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